The Moldovans: Romania, Russia, and the Politics of CultureThroughout the past two centuries, Moldova was the object of a variety of culture-building efforts from Russian, Romanian, and Soviet influences before emerging as an independent state in 1991. The author -Highlights the political uses of culture--the ways in which language, history, and identity can be manipulated by political elites-Examines why some attempts to mold identity succeed where others fail -Reveals why, in the case of Moldova, a project of identity construction succeeded in creating a state but failed to make an independent nation |
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